This fall marks the beginning of two extremely promising teaching careers. Andrea Magaña and Yessenia Lopez, both graduates of Lehman College and Let’s Get Ready alumni, have each started their work with Teach for America in Western Massachusetts. Their journey from classmates at New Rochelle High School to colleagues working for educational equity is a…
When you visit the waterfront in Boston, you’ll likely find blue signs letting you know that you’re on the Harborwalk as well as public amenities from public restrooms to binoculars to water taxi docks. Over the past 36 years, the coastline has gradually transformed into a mostly-connected path system that extends along more than 43 miles. It’s…
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts kicked off its Cookies for a Cause Girl Scout Cookie donation program with a donation of over 500 packages of Girl Scout cookies to Boston Children’s Hospital healthcare workers and staff. This Girl Scout Cookie drop celebrates the first of several Cookies for a Cause donations, and is made possible…
Ally and her three children are among the 200 families FamilyAid Boston has housed in the last eight months. Our housing specialists and case managers have worked diligently throughout the pandemic to find families like Ally’s safe and permanent homes where children can thrive.
An update on our COVID-19 support for the village of Pomerini. We purchased sugar and rice and also water buckets and soap (to facilitate handwashing) for the elders most in need in the village. We have sent money to Neema Crafts to have masks made so they can be distributed.
The government recommended that the Pomerini Secondary school renovate the boy’s dorm to improve ventilation due to COVID19. The Africa Exchange Project contributed to the renovation fund to help make this happen.
Nearly 1 million people in the U.S. live with this multiple sclerosis. They’re counting on your support for research to help fund life-changing discoveries. Help propel research forward, no matter what. • The Society will continue to fund researchers so they can achieve their critical project milestones. • The newly launched COViMS registry will provide…
The Evictions and Foreclosures Moratorium in Massachusetts is extended until October 17, 2020. For more details, please visit www.mwlegal.org/covid-19
We are honored to be selected as a recipient for a grant from then Seacoast Women’s Giving Circle for our work addressing the issue of trauma due to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). “Funding for these nonprofits is timely, as the risk of ACEs continues to grow for children and families experiencing undue stress due to…
An important update from Lawrence J. Yerdon, President & CEO. To read the full message, visit: http://mailchi.mp/36f8c91d3a53/special_update_larry_yerdon_482020 It is still early in the COVID-19 crisis and we cannot yet tell how lives and businesses will be affected as the economy takes the hit from the necessary Stay At Home orders. But we wanted to let…
